<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 3/27/2009 12:37:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, garyada@ix.netcom.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Unrelated, in the 80s, I had a contractor job at NBC in New York, to<BR>
document the addition of a few more channels in Switching Central. Looking<BR>
over Dennis' photos brought back memories. In fact, I opened the door to<BR>
the announce booth and caught Don Pardo on the phone with his broker no<BR>
doubt. I have in my garage, many drawings of the system at that time period<BR>
to include the exact wiring of the GA computers and the complete equipment<BR>
makup of a single channel and path. It's pretty interesting. If anyone is<BR>
interested in it, it doesn't need to sit here. Mostly blueprints which<BR>
would be somewhat faded but not completely. I knew many people previously<BR>
having worked for RCA prior but I wasn't a normal fixture there.<BR>
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Regards, Gary<BR>
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Gary,<BR>
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Was switching central in NYC at that time similar to Burbank, where the whole system was hand built, with relay switching in many, many racks, TP-90, TP-5 (Time Preset), etc.? This drove all of the record VTR's out West for zone delay recording and such (with someone watching over it). Gray panels with rear lit huge numbers? <BR>
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